Why Donate?

It doesn’t matter if the product is excess inventory, cosmetically imperfect, surplus from test marketing, short code dated or minimally out of specification.

Donating food to the CAFB benefits businesses, as well as the community, in the following ways:

Reduces costs by waste removal: Eliminates a company’s dumping cost.

Generates tax deduction: The 1976 Federal Tax Law (H.R. 10612) permits the deduction of the costs of producing, packaging and delivering products, plus up to 50 percent of the difference between the cost and the fair market value.

Turn leftover sweet potatoes and black beans into tortilla soup or a delicious breakfast hash. Leftover avocado adds loads of flavor to a simple salsa. And chili powder can add a kick to almost any meal. Reduce food waste and save money with quick and easy to make meals using leftovers.